[jboot]

Exactly. When we are all slaves, than we won't have to worry about jobs anymore.

Until and against that day, some industries deserve protection. When the last steelmaker goes away, we will need to buy our steel from our future adversaries. When the last chipmaker goes away (and that day is coming almost any moment) all of our weapons systems and military IT systems will have Chinese chipsets at their cores.

It is time for us to stop sacrificing our future on the altar of Free Trade.

[T-Bird45]

Both of you assume the next war will be staged a la WW2 with America as "The Arsenal of Democracy, Part 2." Unlikely, IMO - the next war will be a "run what ya brung" affair so the onus is to maintain constant readiness rather than a surge capacity. While a Venn diagram would certainly show an overlap of economics and national defense, the larger part of the national defense discussion is about political will and the proper level of spending to ensure America's defense.

[KevinDavis]

No industry deserves protection.. Hooray for Capitalism..